Barbara B. (amethystrose) -
Helpful Score: 1
Well, I come to Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth books after getting hooked on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker". At first I started on "Wizard's First Rule" but after discovering that "Debt of Bones" is a prequel book I decided to abandon "Wizard's First Rule" just a few chapters into the story and read "Debt of Bones" first. So with that perspective in mind, here is my opinion...
When I started reading "Wizard's First Rule" I was hooked immediately. There was a sense of something about to happen and an air of mystery. By comparison, I was disappointed with "Debt of Bones". I felt like it had a slow beginning, especially for a book that is so short anyway. It seemed like Abby was waiting in line outside the Keep for the first third of the book. It also seemed like Terry Goodkind was doing his best to remain vague about details all the way through and while this can generate interest in the surprises to come later I felt that he didn't give enough early on to really get the reader hooked.
However, I found the ending to be very interesting and it made the book an overall worthwhile read. It is a short book (written without chapter divisions) which follows just one character, Abby, as she encounters others on her quest to obtain help from the great First Wizard Zeddicus Z'ul Zorander.
And now I go to start "Wizard's First Rule" once again to continue the story...
When I started reading "Wizard's First Rule" I was hooked immediately. There was a sense of something about to happen and an air of mystery. By comparison, I was disappointed with "Debt of Bones". I felt like it had a slow beginning, especially for a book that is so short anyway. It seemed like Abby was waiting in line outside the Keep for the first third of the book. It also seemed like Terry Goodkind was doing his best to remain vague about details all the way through and while this can generate interest in the surprises to come later I felt that he didn't give enough early on to really get the reader hooked.
However, I found the ending to be very interesting and it made the book an overall worthwhile read. It is a short book (written without chapter divisions) which follows just one character, Abby, as she encounters others on her quest to obtain help from the great First Wizard Zeddicus Z'ul Zorander.
And now I go to start "Wizard's First Rule" once again to continue the story...
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